DEWBOT X Ball Handling
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Loading ball in autonomous
- Rapidly gaining control of the ball on the floor and loading it into the robot's shooter
- Holding the ball securely in the shooter during aggressive play and maneuvers
- "Packing" the ball into the shooter to facilitate accurate shooting
- Rolling the ball out of the shooter and passing to an alliance robot
- Passing directly to an alliance robot as an inbounder
- Rolling the ball out of the shooter and scoring into the low goal
- Loading the ball into the shooter at the start of autonomous
- Facilitating catching the ball - from a truss shot (rare) or from a human player (very common)
A lot of utility for a single, simple mechanism!
As the only part of DEWBOT X to extend beyond the frame perimeter, the Roller Frame was also subject to an enormous amount of physical abuse. The design had to accommodate this.
While the Roller Frame itself is a simple mechanism, a great deal of mind-time went into the details of its design; especially in terms of materials selection, roller drive, specific geometry and mounting arrangements. Minding those details ended up making a huge difference, especially in reliability & durability.